ataridave Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I should have posted my original thread here, but here it is: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/206840-trouble-with-2-intellivision-games/ I don't know what to do at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I should have posted my original thread here, but here it is: http://www.atariage....livision-games/ I don't know what to do at this point. I think I know what you're talking about. On Astrosmash, does the screen flicker every time the music plays (it's like the steady beat of a snare drum)? I have no less than 10 copies of Astrosmash and every one does this. I think it's inherent to the game. Atlantis does a similar thing. One the Atlantis start-up screen, you will notice the flickering (screen gets fuzzy) while the guns are firing. I'm guessing that for the system to process the sound, it somehow pulls power from the graphics.....or something like that The good news is that your system and games are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 I think I know what you're talking about. On Astrosmash, does the screen flicker every time the music plays (it's like the steady beat of a snare drum)? I have no less than 10 copies of Astrosmash and every one does this. I think it's inherent to the game. Atlantis does a similar thing. One the Atlantis start-up screen, you will notice the flickering (screen gets fuzzy) while the guns are firing. I'm guessing that for the system to process the sound, it somehow pulls power from the graphics.....or something like that The good news is that your system and games are fine That's exactly what's happening; good to know there's nothing wrong! Do all models of Intellivsion do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I'll try a few others later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I'll try a few others later tonight. OK, great! Please let me know what the results are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 OK, great! Please let me know what the results are! Did you find anything out yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'll try a few others later tonight. People are telling me it's the modulator on my INTV System III-would you agree, or do all models of Intellivision do this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Sorry, I had a busy weekend. I'll check today. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 People are telling me it's the modulator on my INTV System III-would you agree, or do all models of Intellivision do this??? OK, I did some testing. First of all, I noticed that if it did it on Astrosmash, it always did it on Atlantis as well, so it seems to be the same issue. I tested multiple systems and here are the results (YES I observed the effect, or NO I didn't): Intellivision 1 (YES) Intellivision 2 (NO) Intellivision 2 (NO) Tandyvision (YES) Tandyvision (YES) GE Sylvania (Yes) INTV Sys III (YES at first, but NO after warmed up) I'm not really sure what this means, but maybe it's fixable. I didn't notice it on either of the Intellivision 2s I tested, but I did notice it on most of the ones with the standard shape. Warming up seemed to help. If I get more time, I'll let the INTV System III cool down and see if it does it again when it gets cold. I might also try a bunch of Intellivision 1s to see if any are immune or if they all do it. Side note.....On the INTV III, I played a full game of Astrosmash and got my second highest score (190,975). My highest is still 669,160 and took around 2 hours, if I remember right. Numb thumb indeed Hope this helps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeshed Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I tested multiple systems and here are the results (YES I observed the effect, or NO I didn't): Intellivision 1 (YES) Intellivision 2 (NO) Intellivision 2 (NO) Tandyvision (YES) Tandyvision (YES) GE Sylvania (Yes) INTV Sys III (YES at first, but NO after warmed up) No Sears Super Arcade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 No Sears Super Arcade? I didn't feel like getting the Super Video Arcade or the Super Pro System out of the boxes. Got some practicing to do on D2K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 OK, I did some testing. First of all, I noticed that if it did it on Astrosmash, it always did it on Atlantis as well, so it seems to be the same issue. I tested multiple systems and here are the results (YES I observed the effect, or NO I didn't): Intellivision 1 (YES) Intellivision 2 (NO) Intellivision 2 (NO) Tandyvision (YES) Tandyvision (YES) GE Sylvania (Yes) INTV Sys III (YES at first, but NO after warmed up) I'm not really sure what this means, but maybe it's fixable. I didn't notice it on either of the Intellivision 2s I tested, but I did notice it on most of the ones with the standard shape. Warming up seemed to help. If I get more time, I'll let the INTV System III cool down and see if it does it again when it gets cold. I might also try a bunch of Intellivision 1s to see if any are immune or if they all do it. Side note.....On the INTV III, I played a full game of Astrosmash and got my second highest score (190,975). My highest is still 669,160 and took around 2 hours, if I remember right. Numb thumb indeed Hope this helps! It does indeed! By warming the system up, do you mean just turn it on for a while before I play the games that I'm having issues with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 It does indeed! By warming the system up, do you mean just turn it on for a while before I play the games that I'm having issues with? I played Astrosmash for about an hour to warm it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I played Astrosmash for about an hour to warm it up. OK, well that's certainly easy enough to do! BTW, I had no idea that there were so many models of Intellivision! I thought it was just the 1, 2, and 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 OK, well that's certainly easy enough to do! BTW, I had no idea that there were so many models of Intellivision! I thought it was just the 1, 2, and 3! There are 10! Mattel Intellivision 1 Mattel Intellivision 2 Tandyvision Sylvania/GTE Intellivision Sears Super Video Arcade Super Pro System INTV 3 Bandai Intellivision Digiplay 1 Digiplay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Craziness!! OK, I have to ask about the Intellivsion II controller-is the disc/pad as comfortable? Because I find it to be very comfortable and precise on the INTV III. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The disc on the Tandyvision, Intellivision I, Intellivision System III, and Super Pro Systems all feel pretty similar to me. The Intellivision 2 is much different. I don't know if better or worse, as I haven't played with it as much. One thing that took me a while to get used to on the Intellivision 2 was that the side buttons are spaced apart much farther than on the other consoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) There are 10! Mattel Intellivision 1 Mattel Intellivision 2 Tandyvision Sylvania/GTE Intellivision Sears Super Video Arcade Super Pro System INTV 3 Bandai Intellivision Digiplay 1 Digiplay 2 Isn't the Super Pro System just an INTV 3 and it's just a name change variant? Just like a Mattel Intellivision 2 where some have a red stripe and some do not? Edited January 14, 2013 by IntellivisionDude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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